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Fassbinder

American

[fahs-bin-der] / ˈfɑs bɪn dər /

noun

Rainer Werner 1946–82, German film actor and director.

Fassbinder British

/ ˈfasbɪndər /

noun

Rainer Werner (ˈrainər ˈvɛrnər). 1946–82, West German film director. His films include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)

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In his teenage years, Kier sparked a friendship with Fassbinder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Yorgos really likes the Rainer Werner Fassbinder films where the dolly moves and it zooms in and out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

German actor Udo Kier has worked with some of cinema’s edgiest renegades, from Andy Warhol and Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2021

It’s styled as an episode of “Real Housewives” run amok, and the team cites French surrealist film, the photography of Man Ray, and the melodramas of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Douglas Sirk as major inspirations.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2021

Monica Fassbinder and Julia Bishop stood on the curb beside Julia’s Mustang.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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